Wow, where to start, I've owned the Presonus Studio Live 16.4 board for about 2 months and have come to the conclusion that I just didn't know how good sound could be without a rack full of gear. I'm using this for FoH sound in a youth facility, also recording all services live, and doubling as a studio mixer to lay down tracks.

UTILIZATION

1) Amazing preamps, they sound great recording at least as good as previous presonus problems and better than the digi003 IMHO. 2) Racks full of onboard gear easy to customize for your studio/live use, save, copy, delete start from scratch, use presets, digital effects, they thought of everything with this board. Chances are if it's not included there will be a firmware update for it soon. 3) Can link up to 4 Studio Live consoles (Plus they have a metal piece that holds them together to make it 'feel' like 1 console) this is a truely innovative design, record up to 32 tracks simultaneously @ 44.1k DAWS standard will dump right into your favorite audio suite. 4) Generous 16 XLR inputs, 6 Aux Sends, plus 2 built in Effects Sends, 2 Stereo Aux Returns for additional effects/processing, 4 Sub Groups, Tape in and out great for MP3 hook-up, individual firewire returns to nearly anything on the board so if you want to sequence tracks it's a snap.

SOUNDS

Sounds Amazing, very realistic.

OVERALL OPINION

I have no doubt this board will be a favorite among artists/sound engineers for years to come, there is not another board that can compete as far as sound quality, to features, to price ratio. The best part is it's 98% digital so every setting can be saved for multiple artists/senerio setups, it even shows you where the faders and knobs should be. And presonus has noted that the board is completely independent from the recording interface so there is no reason to ever worry about a 'computer problem' killing your FoH sound

Hello,
I sold this table in 2013 has brought me satisfaction, whether sound or recording. Corrections are of excellent quality, the 32 bands miracles. Only flaw, in my opinion, the drivers is not very stable. But despite all that I will ever purchase. I intend to also make me purchaser 10.0.2 StudioLive, more compact and lighter.
Cordially.

Very good manual in French
But it is quite intuitive and could be dispensed with manual

SOUNDS

Impeccable on that side

OVERALL OPINION

I was initially excited about this console that I use as a conventional console for my external inputs but also as a mixing desk for audio projects on logic. It's fantastic 16 inputs and 16 other internal entries! But I started having galleys with the driver that is already pretty weird to install on Mac. Then the firewire connection is not very reliable especially as I spend 400 to 800 (imac). I quite often freeze and my research on the web revealed soon enough that I am not alone.
And then last week, blackout, more power supply except for a small light on the control panel ...
Repeating a ride on the net, it seems that this console is very fragile and, logically enough, considering the price will be fucked with low-end components ...
The rating is severe but I'm tired of pulling my hair out over unreliable equipment and more ... this is for my home studio, I imagine the anger of those who use it live ...

To use it, if you know how to use a digital table, it is quite simple to understand.

The complete manual easily understand this "big" jewelry

SOUNDS

For once, this dual-use table (live recording mixer +) good value for money. Just have a good park to go with micro and ... it sends.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than a year, mainly to make live video clips of my group. It is very intuitive and suitable for use as I wanted to dedicate it. My concern: it is cumbersome and I have no place to store it. The ideal is to have a place where the wonder remains connected almost permanently. A good investment. I remake that choice without hesitation ... if I had a little more room

ben280's review (This content has been automatically translated from French)

I confessed that level ergonomics, it is really great ... this is simple ... The manual is provided.
She still makes a big crash on a concert, nothing modulate entry, no more signal. That's why I note that severely ...

SOUNDS

are the preamp quality (it changes the 01v ...), without abusing correct compression and eq efficasse.

OVERALL OPINION

It sounds good at ergonomics is a real treat. I confessed that the firewire is handy for recording. But I think the system has yet evolved. Three months of use (about 2 gigs a week ...) she planted a time ... But for the price paid, it is a good product.